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obstreperousness Definition


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obstreperous
adj
    1. Noisy and hard to control; unruly.
      Thesaurus: vociferous, loud, noisy, boisterous, contrary, clamorous, out of hand, raucous, rambunctious, riotous, rowdy; Antonym: quiet, disciplined.
Derivative: obstreperously
adverb
    Derivative: obstreperousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin strepere to make a noise.



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